Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 272618
22/03/12 14 Arrivals 4 Iterations RMS : 0.21 Type :eq
Origin time: 08:59:26. 4 ± 0.05
Latitude : 43.94 1/2 Major Axis : 0.9 km
Longitude : 7.20 1/2 Minor Axis : 0.8 km
Depth: 2. Azimuth mj Axis : 138.0 deg
ML : 1.67±0.25 of 3 MD : 1.55±9.99 of 1
Location in relation to nearby cities 8 km E of VILLARS-SUR-VAR (ALPES-MARITIMES) (500 residents)
9 km NNW of LEVENS (ALPES-MARITIMES) (2700 residents)
9 km WSW of LANTOSQUE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (1000 residents)
26 km N of NICE (ALPES-MARITIMES) (342400 residents)